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was reading a review of all different cars for sale in aus. its a year or two old, anyway a camry with a V6 is classed as a large car but a camry with a 4 cyl is classed as a medium. both are the newer shape so both are exactly the same size.
wtf? is a I6 falcon considered to be smaller than a V8 falcon? no. this is bs.
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Camry is considered to be a little large to be a true medium size, and the 4 cylinder is a little small to be included with the v6s of the large catergory.
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In the size department, the Camry should regarded as a large car regardless of what engine type it has. There seems to be a lot of inconsistancies regarding size and vehicle type when being represented by the media and other organisations.
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i can see where they are coming from. when you hear 'large car' you dont normally think of 4 cylinders.
IMO cars that are 'large' (like the camery, commodore, falcon etc) shouldnt come with a 4 cylinder engine. they should be left for small to medium sized cars. |
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I must stick up for Toyotas here - while they have no pulse, their bloody well built and reliable. Anyway, im sure there are other examples of car models crossing the medium/large barriers.
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Makes a difference when you hire a 'large' car and you end up with a 4cyl Camry.
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Well both of the new Camry's should be classed the in large my opinion. Compared to the old 97-02 model they are much larger & uglier. The camry's actually have more rear legroom than my Avalon & a bigger boot.
I think Toyota likes having the 4cyl in the medium market cause they get to look like sales leaders (and therefore better in their opinion) compared to better niche products like Mazda 6 and Subaru Liberty. As for driving experience they I think you need to come from an Morris Minor to be thrilled with a 4cyl Camry.
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Just looking at V Facts - its also the same treatment for the Vectra and Sonata - the v6 versions are classified as large, the 4cyl as medium.
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I dunno, the Camry's interior is pretty cramped for a large car. I guess the absurdly large boot takes buggers the inside a bit.
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